/r/AskHistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
Mass graves of Indigenous peoples keep getting discovered at the sites of Canadian residential schools. Should I expect mass graves to be found at Aboriginal missions here in Australia?	5574	Fuligo_septica
Yesterday, I was a slave in 1865 Texas. This morning, a messenger rode onto the plantation and announced that I’ve been freed per General Order No. 3. What are the next 24 hours like?	5571	Rowsdower11
In 1933, Marine Corps General Smedley Butler testified before Congress that fascists were trying to recruit him for a coup. My understanding is that historians don't put much stock in Butler's testimony, but I don't understand why? What incentive would Butler have to make up the conspiracy?	5569	PokerPirate
How did tracksuits (especially the ones with stripes on their sides) become an inherent part of Russian/East Slavic culture?	5568	FriedCheeseFromHell
After the US elections of 1876, I understand that both sides claimed victory and that the incumbent (Grant) was prepared to declare martial law out of fears of two competing inaugurations. How close were we to having a second civil war?	5567	VersusWorldChannel
When did family names stop following the trade and just passed to the next generation? Names like Smith or Baker (in various languages) meant the trade. Did some guy just decide one day he wanted to keep the name Baker even though he was a plumber?	5565	Dumbstupidhuman
Why do we call it “Latin” instead of naming it after the original nation like we do all others (Chinese=China, english=England), aka why don’t we call it “Roman”?	5554	PotatoPancakeKing
How did civil rights leaders like Malcolm X and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. make money?	5553	that_cad
Drunk Americans today enjoy gorging on wings, pizza, and other bar/drunk foods. However, these foods are quite new. What did drunk Americans eat before deep fryers and pizza?	5549	pooppoop97
I just read that recent excavations of the earliest royal tombs in Japan suggest strongly that the country's ancient imperial family may originally have been Korean, and that the Japanese government has strongly discouraged further research on the sites. What is the extent of the evidence uncovered?	5547	CordieRoy

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